There's no mention of libraries in the below article, but it brought to mind some of our conversations about resource sharing. Speaking of blockchain, some of our discussions (particularly about the concept of a patron's "home" library) have made me think of this Educause article:
http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/the-blockchain-revolution-and-higher-education. Toward's the end of the article ("Stage 3: Global Network") he proposes a model for "a disaggregation of institutions of higher learning" with students enrolling in a "primary college" (but taking courses from a variety of institutions).